In honor of the American Presidential inauguration today, we’re going to learn some political vocabulary in Portuguese.

político = politician

posse / ceremônia de posse = inauguration

presidente = president

eleição = election

eleitorado = electorate

discurso = speech

governo = administration

Congresso = Congress

Senado = Senate

lobista = lobbyist

direitos = rights

liberdade = freedom

constituição= Constitution

cidadão = citizen